EU Sovereignty Score
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Carerix: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Carerix is recruitment software that combines an applicant tracking system with a CRM. It supports recruitment teams in permanent placement, temporary staffing, secondment and corporate recruitment, with AI-driven features. The vendor hosts the platform, offered in editions from starter to enterprise, and calendar integration runs through a third-party provider.

The software is developed by Carerix BV, a Dutch company based in Rotterdam, which is part of the PIXID Group alongside other brands. Carerix states that it hosts its software in secured data centres, cites ISO 27001 certification and says its data environment remains GDPR compliant. It concludes processor agreements with its vendors. The site does not name a data centre location or hosting country. For a European organisation the Dutch provider and the GDPR framework are relevant, but the hosting location and group ownership should be confirmed in the contract.

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Sovereignty score
71 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-2100
    Headquartered in the EU: European law applies
  • Data residency SOV-3100
    EU-only hosting
  • Cryptographic key sovereignty SOV-360
    Key management with a European vendor
  • Freedom from lock-in SOV-640
    Closed source: switching requires data migration
  • Source & runtime sovereignty SOV-4 · SOV-655
    Closed source, runtime with the vendor

SOV codes: the matching objective in the European Commission's Cloud Sovereignty Framework. Official source

How the score is calculated

Facts and evidence

Last checked October 11, 2026
Headquarters
NL (EU)Verified by hand
Sovereignty model
Vendor-hosted (EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting
EUVerified by hand
Open-source
NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
YesVendor-stated
Category
Recruitment & ATS
Type
Product
Website
carerix.com ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Carerix

The European alternatives to Carerix come from our knowledge base of over 6,800 vendors. We only list vendors headquartered in the EU or the EEA; fully European-owned vendors rank before vendors with a foreign owner. For each alternative you see the country, the open-source status and a short description.

Score per alternative: 0 = high exposure, 100 = sovereign

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Why digital sovereignty matters with Carerix

Carerix is headquartered in NL and therefore falls under European law: the GDPR, NIS2 and the Data Act. No foreign legislation can compel access to your data.

Data is hosted exclusively in the EU, so Carerix scores best on data residency.

Carerix is closed source and hosted by the vendor. The encryption keys and the runtime sit with the vendor and switching requires data migration. Ask about bring-your-own-key, export options and open standards.

What this means for your organisation depends on your whole stack and context. The free assessment weighs Carerix together with your other vendors and gives a total score, a heatmap and the main risk drivers.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best European alternative to Carerix?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Carerix include Adeptiq, Altamira Recruiting and Beetween. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Carerix?

Our list of EU alternatives to Carerix is mostly commercial options. Browse the category on the map for open-source choices.

Is Carerix GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Carerix is headquartered in NL (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes Carerix an EU-sovereign choice in its own right; the EU alternatives on this page are comparable European tools.

Details and sources

Verified by handHeadquarters, owner, hosting locations and licence have been checked by us against public sources. Free of charge and for every vendor, not a paid label. Nothing in this knowledge base is taken over automatically. Last checked on October 11, 2026.

Sources

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Compliance evidence

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